The Sun. — London, England, 1838-03-10 00:00:00

THE LONDON COAL TRADE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN: SlR—Permit me to address you on the subject of two arti obis wliich have appeared in )(sus- piper, under the head of Ccal Monopoly of the Port of London," containieg state molts so completely at variance with facts, tiLtt if the author of them had sudied systematic misrepresentation, they are ex actly of the kind which I should have expected he would have produced. He quotes two extracts from the evidence given before the Committee of the House of Commons in 1836 ; and I there fore conclude that he will not question upon an authority which he has already recognized, the refutation of his allegations. 1 see that you have published in this evening's paper a letter f ro m " Veritas," contradicting the monstrous charge made against the coal-factors, that their commissions last year mut-tinted to the enormous suns of 400,C('N., and sta ting that he could have as easily refuted the various other assertions. I am perfectly satisfied that he could have done so; but I am afraid the public will set as little value upon a mere assertion of the falsity of your correspondent's state ments, as i set upon the statements theroselves, knowing, as I do, that they are totally false, and, therefore, to disabuse the public mind on an important subject, I think it only right to supply that information which " Veritas" says he cooLl have given, but which I am sorry he has not supplied ; and het;" I would correct an error (evidently originating at puss) in s ; sting the rate of factorage to Le Is. 2d. per ton, as it is only ti li -leepence per ton. It is not my intention to dis cuss the opinions cc speculative notions of your correspondent, but merely to inquire Into the truth of his assertions, and to show how much accuracy there is in his calculation from the propositions which be has himself laid down. First, it is stated that coal of the first quality cests at the moment of putting it onboard of colliers in the Tyne ifs. 4-id. per ton. Fre:glit to London Unloading and meterage ls. lid. Total 18s. sid. The fact is, that ecal a the first quality cost on board the colliers in the Tyne, in January, 1836, 9s. 9d. per ton. ( See Evidence before the Committee in 1836, pages 53 and 54 ; ) but since October, 1836, at which period the best coals were advanced 9d. per ton, it has cost 108. 6d. per ton. The average freight from the Tyne, in 1835, was 7s. (see Evidence before the Committee in 1836, page 98), but by the evidence given in your page*', of yesterday, the average freig:7t from the Tyne ,in &37, appears to have been 9s 21d., and that the London charges en one ton of coals sold at 235. 6d. amount to 2s. 3id., exclusive of for delivery of the cargo. We have therefore the following resti l .! as the Avc rAge price whi h the Newcastle best coal cost, delivered Ln Ix lid, ,n 1837: P-ice of coals un beard ship in the Tyne I9E. 6d. per tor. Insurance Fr. ight to Lorel , :n -.. 2a. 3d. London charges Total 225. ld. Out of the freight, the ship-owner had to pay 9d. per ton for delivery. This price of the Sunderland best coals, on board ship in the Wear, is Ili. 6d. per ton, being Is. per ton higher than the Newcastle best coal, and the freight is, en an average, at leaot 6d. per ton higher from the Wear than the Tyne, to gether Is 6d. per ton; therefore, the average price which the Sunderland best coals cost , deli v e red in London, in 1837; !calculated on the above principle, is 235. 71d. per ton. Se- Londly, it is stated th e total quantity of c o a ls im p orted into Lon on for five years, from 1833 to 1837, was 11,330,258 tons, ;which, at the average price of 23e. per ton, sold for 13,029,8061., of which sum the factors received, for their mo -1 copoly, 2,018,0161. Now, Sir, the average price of Steward's Wallsend in 1833 was ......... 18s. 3icl. 1834 - ..... 20s. 3 : 1 ,-d. 1835 - 1-( See Evidence before Cornmitte in 1838, page 65.) 1 From this data it may be, therefore, fairly assumed that the !average price of the best coal in the five years was not near 1235. per ton t What an outrage upon truth is it, then, to state i that 235. per ton was the average price at which all coals im ported into London sold in that period. At page 72 of the evidence before cited it is stated that the average price of coals on all sorts, sold on four market days, in April 1936, was 'l9r. lid., and in the evidence of your paper, of the 2nd inst., that the average nrice of all sorts of coals, sold on four market days, in 'December, 1837, was 21s. 4id., the moan price is 20i. ad. per ton, which, as the prices .of coals averaged higher in the last two years than the three previous years, considerably exceeds the average price at which all coals can be fairly computed to have been sold in the 'years 15t , 33, 1834, 1835, 1836, and 1837. I have, hitherto, spoken only of the coals actually sold on the market, not of the coals Imported by Gas Companies and large manufacturers, which on a moderate calculation may be stated at 170,000 tons per year, or at 850,000 tons for the five years, and which ° would co=t, on an average, about equivalent to a market price of 16s. 6d. per ton delivered in the pool ; therefore, taking into account the reduction made in the average price by those coals, it may be fairly assumed that the coal-owners and ship owners, have supplied this metropolis with coals for the last five years at an average price of only Nineteen shillings per ton, instead of at 235. per ton, as your correspondent has most erroneously stated. To repel the scandal that the factors have divided among themselves 2,018,016/. in the five years, or equal to 3s. 10d. per ton on the whole quantity of coals imported, besides an inexplicable odd 3d. per ten, I refer to the Commons' Report, page 30, which states the factors are paid by a Commission of one-half (or ten shillings) per cent. on the amount of sale, and threepence per ton factorage; and they take the rink of the merchants for payment. Again, I tell your correspondent that his retroning is false in a most important particular supposing that the factors did receive the nondsome factorage which he state s ; inasmuch as his calcula tion of the aggrega e sum begins with the year 1833, whereas the factors'r , gulations had not taken effect on the 3d of June, 1834. See Report, pages 27 and 28. Thirdly, It is stated that a brig of 350 tons, or 220 regis tered tons, is navigated at the expense of about 115/. per voyage,occupv ing 33 days, and that her time is thus occupied :- Ist, to go to the colliery requirts 4 days ; 2d, to return, 4 ; 3d, to unload, 5 ; 4:1 - t, waiting for the good pleasure of the factors and srecela=oro. or London and Ne , castle, and lying in inactivity twenty ; total 33 days, at 31. 10s. per day, the crew expend in inactivity, 70/. per vogoge. Let it be observed, that the ship is loaded by magic in no time. I would ask, Sir, if your correspondent is really aware of the absurd conclusion which these premises lead to--namely that if the ship were not detained the 20 days in London, the expense on her voyage would be only 451. To explain, if 115/. he the expense of a voyage of 33 days, and if out of that time the ships lays 20 days in London, at a daily expense of 3/. 10s., it must follow that if that detention was obviated there would he a saving of 70/. on the voyage; therefore, from the total expenditure of a voyage of 33 d ays, 115/., de duct the expense of the 20 days' detention, which is obviated, at 3/. 10s. per day, 70/., and only 451. will he left for the expenses of a voyage of 13 days. Mark this, economical ship-owners, that a brig carrying 350 tons of coals and em ployed 13 days on a voyage from the Tyne to London and back, can be navigated at an expenditure, including all charges of port duty, ballast, pilotage, wages of the crew, provisions, delivery of the cargo (which is alone 13/. 2s. 61), and insu rance of the ship, of only 451. Out of pity to your correspondent, I will not further expose the utter absurdity of his statement. Fourthly, It is stated, if the monopoly of the factors were legally destroyed, coals from the Humber , the Trent, the Ouse, and Whitehaven, might be brought to London concur rently with those from the Tyne, and might be sold in London on an average of 16s. per ton all through the year. As none of the owners of coals shipped fer these ports are parties to the factor's regulations, there is nothing to prevent them from sending their coals to the London market, and selling them when and how they please. Why do they not, it may then be asked? To which the answer is, because the prices in the London market arc too low to enable them to carry on a profitable trade to any great extent from Yorkshire, or to send coals at all from Whitehaven. Will your correspondent ex plain how they could do so if the prices were lower? Due he know that all the Yorkshire coals which come to thi market are brought either by traders, which carry goods dow from London, or by ships, which, having delivered cargoe' from foreign in the Humber, have a particular object i eornirg to London, perhaps to load an outward cargo, an would come to London in ballast if coals could not be got o the spot, or would proceed to the Tyne, Wear, or Tees, for any of them ? If he will make proper enquiries at the Yorkshire wharfs down Tooley-street, he will ascertain what profit or loss there would be on a voyage to the Humber and back, it the freight of a cargo of coals was all that the ship earned. Will any ship-owner engage to bring coals from Whitehaven to London at tte freight of 16s. per ton for the year round i> he had a guorantee rf immediate dispatch here ? Most assuredly he would not, but would laugh to scorn such a pro posal ; and yet your correspondent says that coals from White haven would be sold here at 16.. per ton. Freights as high as 14s. to 15s. 6d. per ton hare been paid this winter from the Welch ports to London for coals to be sold here imme diately on arrival. as Welch coals do not wait any turn for sale, and they could not h ,ve been got round on these terms 'ut in shios which hart deiiver,d cargoes en the West coast from America awl the 13.al'e, and wanted to return home, or in ships which, a'ter having delivered cargoes in the channel ports, had seized the opportunity of proceeding round land with a fair wind, b( ing at lib( rty to proceed in that direction on to the N.rth, as the wind suited when they railed. I ask, ar.; di r ports of Workington, Maryport, and Whitehaven, firm which the Cumberland coal is shipped, to he compared , 1;.... Cy. Carliff or S' am , a; 7,Tia if the dis;anee• •. e. - • , 11 , 1 x ShipON,ll. r send his ship 5 , t aan :;dvanc•• per to, f, em 1-or W• lets port,? If your corn.'oPondent would make me a present or a cargo o 1 coals every nionti; during ti:is year free on board at White. haven, and oblige me bring the same to London, I would at once decline his obliging as I know that when the coals arrived here they would not roclize in the market, or be worth the amount which I should have pay for freight, and the London charges of about 9 s. 3d. per tcti upon them. I would further observe, is it not notorious that the ports imme diately North and South of the Humber get their supplies of coal from the Tyne, Wear, and Tees; that a large quantity cf coals is sent to Dublin and other Irish ports. from these rivers, and that the Cumberland coal goes only to the nearest parts of Ireland and Scotland, as it cannot be sent a , greater distances to compete with the Durham and Northum berland coal ? Do not these considerations, then, prove tha the north country coal, as it is usually termed, is supplied at the lowest price, which will remunerate the producer and the carried (not excepting the port of Loudon), and this is all that :0%.: either of them wish to secure by the factor's regulations i❑ this metropolis. In conclusion, I respectfully submit, Sir, to your sense of justice, the fairness of your giving insertion to this eposition of the mi,=repr—zertwiovs of your correcpondrnt, try which he has not only imposi•d must flagrantly upon you, but upon sucl of your readers as know nothing of the coal trade but from bra-say : and in anticipation of your doit.g so, I shall be pre pared in a subsequent letter to prove that your correspondent's second article contains allegations equally as untenable, out rageous, and ridiculous, as any which I have herein exposed. I am, very respectfully, Sir. &c., &c., BLACK DIAMOND. March 3, 1838. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TOMORROW. Morning 25 minutes after 2 I Evening 42 minutes after 2 The publication of Tun SUN NZWSPAPER commenced this ilfq? at 30 minutes past Three o' Clock. ~ Retcy f • - ?7 - (4110 0 - 13 -11 , tV 4 WITH WHICH " THE TRUE SUN" IS NOW INCORPORATED. LONDON : SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 10, 1838. There is, we believe, at present, a general disposition to refrain from political agitation, and cultivate in peace the industrious arts. We should suppose that it would be the great desire of those who call themselves Conservatives to encourage that disposition to the utmost of their power, and to take special care not to direct the angry passions of uny classes against exiting institutions. In our opi nion the Tory Lords forgot their own best interests the night before last, when they took it on themselves to kick out the Parliamentary .Electors Bill, because they were determined that the democracy should not obtain any secession cf political power. The result will be to strengthen the desire of the democracy for political power, and direct it against themselves. If they could stop the growth of democracy in actual power, we should acknowledge that their conduct was wise ; but as they cannot, it is only an insulting display of a +Nish, without the means to strike. Actual power depends on numbers, intelligence, and wealth, and the Peers can neither limit the numbers of the people, curtail their intelligence, nor prevent them acquiring wealth. They cannot, therefore, prevent the growth of the democracy in actual power, and if they were teachable, but uniisrtunately time brings them no experience, they would studiously endeavour to associate that power with the the preservation of our institutions. They would be anxious to introduce it into the Legislature, that it might not act out of its sphere, and be directed against the Legisla ture itself. Those who are now exeluded from all share in making the laws will feel inclined to deride their authority. If they are not enjoy any of the honours and advantages of the State, but be treated by the Tory Peers like mere tax paying, burden -bearing slaves, why should they not seek to overturn the State that only makes itself known to them by pains, penalties, and privations? In our opinion, it was most unwise in the Lords to begin, as they did the night before last, an open war on the growing and already powerful de mocracy. But that the Tory Peers are very foolish lawgivers, and most contemptible Statesmen, is no new discovery. There appears in the Times of this morning a long letter from Dr. WHALE, the Catholic Archbishop of Tuam, in which we may trace the desire, undisguised, generally attri buted to the whole body of the Catholic clergy, of obtain ing and preserving power over theminds of the people. It is full of complaints of " vexatious tampering with poverty that literally, for a mess of broth or buttermilk, the children are occasionally tempted to go where their faith may be cndan gered." It is bitterly hostile to the proposed Poor-law, chiefly because the workhouses will be liable to be made " chartered prisons for proselytism." While we deprecate as much as the Bishop any and all attempts to mould the religious opi nions of mankind on worldly advantages, instead of intrinsic truth and excellence, we cannot share his anxiety for the preservation of the power of the Catholic priesthood. Sensible men have viewed. with some surprise, but without apprehension, the dispute which has lately arisen between the Government of Prussia and the Catholic Archbishop of COLOGNE, for they see on his part a great anxiety, like that of JOHN TUAM, to set the ecclesiastical power above secular authority. We have no sympathy with this priestly love of dominion, whether it be manifested by JOHN TIJAH or CtiartLEs LONDON, whose love for power equals that of either of his Catholic episcopal brethren. Against the pre tensions of these worthy ecclesiastics, all of whom seek the same end, it behoves the public to be on their guard, and not to suffer themselves, from a dread of the POPE, much er.- coura,ged by our priesthood, with a most sinister design, to establish a Protestant POPE in the heart of our empire, The object of the Protestant hierarchy is not to liberate the mind from the terror of priesteraft. but to take the place and the power of the Roman Catholic hierarchy. ----- A Government can have no more irksome or more hope less task than that of introducing a measure, even of the most beneficial nature, which may interfere with the inte rests or patronage of a few of their habitual supporters. As parties are now balanced in the Commons, the deser tion of a few friends will turn the scales in favour of ene mies who are ready to support any motion for the annoyance and defeat of Ministers. It was the self interest of a few Liberals, that defeated that excellent and just Bill brought forward last Session, for the total abo lition of Church-rates. The same cause is already in operation to defeat the proposition of Lord JoIIN RUSSELL for remodelling - the city police. Nearly all the Aldermen, and all persons interested in filling up vacancies in that motley group, called the day and night watch of the metropolis, are prepared to resist a measure when applied to themselves, which they con sidered just and necessary for all the parishes beyond the precincts of the city. What was reckoned good for Mary lebone or Lambeth is called infringement of the franchise, spoliation, and robbery in Portsoken and Billingsgate ; and such is the inconsistency of human nature that the very men who voted for a new police in the rest of the metro polis will be the most violent in their opposition to the Government plan when applied to themselves. Lord JOHN RUSSELL wilt, therefore, perhaps. be obliged to yield to the city authorities, or be defeated 'n Parliament by the union of the Tories with a few Liberal Members who have an interest in keeping up the old mis chievous, expensive, and incongruous system in the heart of the metropolis. He will for the same reason be defeated in his plan for settling the Church-extension question in Scotland. We have begun to-day to clear off some of our arrears on the coal monopoly, hut we can only find room for one letter, though that is a long one. The writer labours very hard to prove that our former correspondent has com mitted some grievous errors, and a sense of justice induces us to publish his remarks. The number of communications which we receive is an evidence of the great interest which the subject excites, and we shall not cease our exertions. [,otwithstanding the remarks of those who see their mo nopoly threatened, till we obtain some redress for the con sumers. If our former correspondent was in error, he shares his error with persons who ou;ht to be well in formed In the Gateshead Observer of Sat urdaylast, we find the following passage which contradicts our present, and hears out the assertions of our former correspondent : " Lately, the price of a tonof the best coal at Newcastle has been 'los. 3d., the freight has been 104. 6:1., and the charges at London paid by the factor (including his commission, which is 31. per ton, and his charge for guaranteeing the proceeds, which is 10a. ver cent ) arc 35., mahi.ig a total of 235. 9d. iicr ton, which is the real cost of the coal in the London mark t. When the market price has been more or lrss than this, the coal-owner, ship-owner or spcculatiir, of course. gained or lost accordingly. The difference, therefore, between the 235. 91, or whatever price has been paid on the Coal Ex change, and the price chargEd to the consumer, arises after the article has left the hands of the factor. This difference we know is enormous, being in many cases absolutely more in amount than the whole freight from the Tyne to the 'fhatnes." _ _ The factors, ther,fure, and their friends and allies, do cost the public as much, according to this st•itonient, as 3s. per ton, arid 3s. per ton on the quantity stated by our correepora. dent amounts to 390,8951. When these gentlemen factors ca n agree amongst themselves as to their charges, for it is quite plain that the 3d. per ton faworage, which they have cunningly represented as all their charges, is only ore. small item in the catalogue, we shall be disposed to balance their services against their .gains, At present we believe THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 1838. the latter greatly to outweigh the former. The Gateshead Observer makes the following suggestion : " Now, it strikes us that no legislative interference is necessary fer the relief of the London consumer. The trade , is perfectly free. Any inhabitant of London can charter a vessel at Newcastle, or send a vessel thither—can have a cargo of coal at the regular price. and his vessel loaded in the r.:gular turn—he can have his cargo brought to London — if a merchant, he can sell his coals—if a consumer, lie can take them to his cellars without the intervention of any factor whatever. The factors arc the mere consequences, not the causes, of the system. It is the absence Of compe titien amongst the dealers, the habit of buying of the factor in London ratio r than of the fitter in Newcastle—which has put so much in the power of the coal. dealers. The coal-owner or ship-owner is surely not to blame. The former would of course rather have ready money at home, and the latter a fixed remu nerating freight, frcm an importer, than run the risk of distant markets. The cure, therefore. rest; with the consumes them selves. The coal offices of Newcastle are as open tss the in. habitants of London as to those of Leith, Dundee, Portsmouth, klamburg, or St. Petersburg. In these latter places no factors li.re required—no millions arc conveniently pocketed. 'I tie ppirit of enterprise in the consumer extends beyond the pre rincts of his cellar. When he thinks himself imposed upon, be ,takes the matter into his own hands, instead of grumbling through the columns of a newspaper, or plaguing the Legisla- pre with petitions for the removal of a grievance of which, in truth, he is himself the cause." We should like very much to see the consumers of the metropolis take this matter into their own hands, and we are not without hopes they will ; but there arc some impe diments of which the Gateshead editor is not quite aware. The following passage will explain one : Supposing a fleet of three hundred to arrive, and the price to be 215., what would they offer ?--- Forty. Suppose my ship to be the 41st, and wish to bring it to sale, and did sell, as I can sell without the intervention of a factor if I please, what would be the consequence of my doinr , that, with regard to my turn of loading in the North?-317 Scott would be directed by the factors to report that such ship hail violated the regulations. She would be prevented getting a cargo.—Answer of M. Clarke, factor, to the Committee of the House of Commons, June 13, 1536. Those, therefore, who wish to unload their ships without the intervention of the factors would be excluded front purchasing coals. Letters and Papers from Madrid of the 28th ult., have reached us this morning. The Gazette of that date con tains the following account of the movements of the rebels in La Mancha:— " It is known, through advices received in the Home-office from La Mancha, that the faction of Don Basiiio at Navas de San Juan ordered rations to be prepared for them on the 23d at Carolina, at three o'clock in the evening. On the 29th they arrived at Santa Cruz de Mudela, having advanced a strong guard of cavalry before them on the road to Valdepenas. The convoy, which left Madrid a few days back for the Andalusias, has halted in Manzanares, in conse quence of these movements of the factious. Manzanares affords a safe retreat." Not a word about the movement' of ORAA and NAR VAEZ, and just as little about SANZ. Where have these heroes concealed themselves ? In Madrid rumours of an immediate change of Ministers were in circulation. The Paris Journals of Thursday do not contain a syllable of news of any political importance. The rumoured ar rival of General BOURNIONT at the Pretender's head quarters, in quality of an Ambassador from one of the Great Northern Powers, turns out to be a Carlist fabri cation. The General has neither joined, nor does he in tend to join, Don Cantos in any capacity. The Journal des Debats, in noticing the extravagant reports circulated b) the Quotidienne, a Royalist Journal, relative to the great personages figuring as diplomatists at the Court of Estella, says : " The pretended Ambassadors of the Great Powers of Europe, appear to be only some Prussian and Dutch officers who have formally renounced the service of their country to follow the Pretender's fortunes : among others may be mentioned Colonel Kaiserling, Prince Lichnowski, and Baron de Randen. As to M. de Vaerst, who has been transformed into a diplomatic agent of Prussia, he is editor of the Breslau Gazette. and he is gone to visit in person the Court and camp of Don Carlos, to write accounts of them from the Basque provinces to his paper at home. The affairs of Spain do not offer a perspective brilliant enough for the Cabinets, supposed to be the most favourable to Don Carlos, to be tempted to compromise themselves with the rest of Europe by a bold and derisive step." Genr2ral HARISPE has arrived in Paris, but not on any special mission relative to the civil war in the Peninsula. His return to the frontier is not alluded to in any of the Journals ; and his friends report that the resumption of his duties in the Chamber of Peers is the sole object of his return to the Capital. It is confidently affirmed that there will be no reduction of the interest on the Five per Cents. this year. as 'Ministers are of opinion that such a step could not be taken just now without greatly injuring public credit. The following are extracts from the Journals : The Sentinelle des Pyrennes, which is a Journal of the Christino party, has the following news : FRONTIERS OF NAVARRE, MARCH 10. " On the 23d of Feb. there was an exchange at Viana of :380 Carlist pris9ners for an equal number of Christino soldiers. Don Favier Soto, the Colonel Commandant of the Fort of Burgota, oho was employed on this mission, was very well re ceived by the Christino officers. Among the prisoners were 17 officers who were at the depot of Guembe. On the 24th, 24 Carlist battalions and 10 squadrons occupied the valley of La Solanas and the environs of Este'la. " Don Carlos and his Court occupy at Estella a Palace re cently furnished for the occasion. " In consequence of what passed at the bridge of Belascoain, and the burning of the houses in the nie,ghbouring inhabitants of the valley of Echauri have voluntarily taken up arms in favour of Don Carlos. villages, the " The column of Don Diego de Leon, composed of eight hatallions of infantry and 600 horse, went on the 25th to the villages in the environs of Pampeluna , esco rtin g a convoy of corn for that city. On the 26th the same column vvent t the valley of Echauri , and occupied Astrain , LarraLta, Mara, o and Gaolka, on the other side of the Alga. On the sa me da y (the 26th) ten Carlist batallions , under General Carmoa, ca me and occupied, in the same valley, Vidaurelta, Echauri, Elio. &C. " Ewartero is gene with a division to the Encartaciones." —La Gazette de France. FRENCH FUNDS. —Nets, MAitem 8. live per Cent._ 107 E 4:.c. 3,5 c. 6: , c, Four per Cents., 102 f. Clue Kr Cents. 711 f. 90c. 75c. Bank Actions, 2, , i45f 2,050 f. dente to Naples, 99f. Gue. - 50e. Roman Five per Cents.. 10174 N. Spanish Actives, 20 20%, al rnish l'assit es, 4t 4. 14s4n, Five per Cents, 104'4. Belgian Bank, 1,50.1 f, 1,507 f. t,Oc. 1,510 f. Portuguese Loan, Threv per Cods. 183 i. Dutch Two and a Half psi' cents.. 55. ll , ytian Loan, 40.1. EICIIANGR ON LONDON. One month, paper, —f. —c.: money, 251. 51r Three mouths, paper, •25f. 37 -• LAST PRICES. Five per Cents. 107 f. 75c. Three per Cents. 791. 95c. ]Sank Actions, 2,651_11. Romans, 101 • Belgian Loan, 101%. Belgian Bank, 1,510 f. Portugue,;c Three per Cents., ISS, Myth!' Loan, 400 f. Spanish Actives, ..:41!;. Spanish Passives, 4. ----- THE COAL TRADE.—London is supplied with coal from the Tyne and Wear by three descriptions of per sons ;—lst. By the coal-owner, who, when he cannot find pur chasers for his coal at home, charters vessels, and consigns the article to the faators in London for sale. 2d. By the shipowner, who, when he cannot procure such a freight as pleases him, buys the coal of the coal-owner, takes it to London, and places it for disposal in the hands of the factor. 3d. By the specu lator, who, calculating upon the chances of the market , bu y s the coal, freight s th e ship, and sends it at his own risk for sale. This, our commercial readers will know, is very different from the usual mode of supplying other markets ; the dealers generally purchasing their cargoes at Newcastle, t i l a c t T i o n ha g el tc t oo h ae e lv- n eo e rwy c n e a s ep s r i pi t l y i . ac t ra O ei r a t t e intermediate services obliged,the br regular g u Act lar of price,Pa r andlia vessels of those applicants in a regular turn. They r,tolohef“,:‘al'n:a(tfa?'sleytooLt°oohsrbbeell'iged to keop offices open during certain hours, an to exhibit the Turn book when demanded. It is true that attempts have been made, as, we believe, in the case of the Eliza, to evade the meaning of the Act, by demanding an extra price foe coal from persons refusing to enter into such arrangements as the coal-fitters proposed—but such demands have been as successfully resisted as they are obviously illegal. Gateshead Observer, March 3. The Education scheme for Ireland, which was de vised Ly Lord Stanley, is characterised this morning by the Times, like most of the other schemes of that pink of Toryism. to be "a mere bul bl wliich costs this Protestant kingdom many thousand p ounds p er annum, for forcing it down the throats of a community, among whom, it is universally unpopu lar." The bubble, however, is one of the latest and most ap proved contrivances of ou r Le g islature. All partie., till now, except the very UW a-Protestants headed by the Bizhop of Exeter, bare combined to praise it, Tories as well as Whigs o and both cheerfully p ro p osed to p ro mote suc cess te dby for a it by which a Lo rd t o t t a n t c h e a d s t y by l egis the latio Protestants, n, b na:l k litional grant. S hould it be bow rejected by the Catholics , while it is d v should it des,eive to be called a " bubble, " w e shrill have one proof ptiblc in all things, perhaps, b u t his s trong love of power , insists in making his will th e l aw f cr o ther men, and wh ich is the ver y soul of arrug4nt Tor y is m . more o S re ta onti.ey, the ' o r n e t a e t m fully ofe n that Should the Committee of the House of cp mmons sit tino on the Coal trade limit its inquiries, so as to he unsa tisfactory, we I:dieve that a most distinguished Nobleman will propose to institute a full ine.lßry before a Committee of the House of Lords. We regret ti hear that Alderman WittehesteF, whose domestic calamities deprived him of reason, died last night at the Asylum to which he had been removed. His death occasions a vacany in the Ward of Vintry, of which he was Alderman. It was impossible, we understand, to make him take fue,d, and before his decease he suffered under severe spasms of , the stomao, ROLLS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.) RODDISS V. lIUGLIRS. This case, at the request of Mr. RICHARDS, was ordered to stand over till next Saturday, his client, a solicitor, and against whom per sonally an application is to be made, having at once delivered up a will and codicil, and undertaking not to past with certain deeds and papers. VANDELER V. BLAGROVE. This was a motion for the rayment of the amount of a tent charge Alto Court. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.) DEAL, MARCH 9.—Fine weather—Came down from the river and proceeded, the Herald, Berwick, for Halifax ; Tamerlane, M'Kenzie, for Calcutta. Arrived and remains, the Hope, from Calcutta ; Stan ley, from Terceira, fur orders. Poarsmourn, :Vertu! 9 —Wind, S. by E., very light airs, fine.—Ar rived the Montreal, Griffin, from London for New York. Sailed, the Queen of the Netherlands, for Dort; Governor Doherty, for Algoa Bay. Passed by, Viscount Melbourne, from London, for Bombay and China. PIA mourn, Marten S.—Arrived the Carl Johann, Bolin, from Stock huhn to Lisboa, has put in here with cargo shifted, leaky, and with loss of sails, staunchions, bulbs ai ks, &c., and one man overboard, must dis charge ; had been in sight of Cape Finisterre. Sailed, her Majesty's ship Espoir, from the Westward. FALMOUTH, MARCH S.—Wind N.W. to N.N.W., fresh breezes and fine.—Arrived the Reform, Bontofel, from Chester, with loss of fore. yard. Arrived off port the Henry, Taylor, from the Mauritius; Hugh Hambley, from Rio Janeiro. Sailed the Inglis, Routh, for Bombay and China; Hotspur, (transport), for Malta ; Peloz, for Cadiz ; Eclipse (steamer), for Cadiz ; and Dutch galliot, Zwaartiena, for Nantz. LIVERPOOL, MARCII 9.—Wind S., moderate.—Arrived the Amy, Crowell, from Savannah; lilrie, Behrent, from Dantzic ; Betsey, Black, from St. Pstersburgh ; Abeona, from St. John's, New Brunswick. Arrived off port the Aberfoil, from Demerara; Queen Adelaide, and Bangor, from New Orleans. Sailed the Sheffield, for New York; An gelo, for New Orleans ; Birmingham, for Mobile Two Sisters, for Rio Janeiro ; Lydia, for Jamaica; Daedalus, for Africa; Gunge, for China; Robert Burns, for Cadiz and Quebec ; Nirio, for Algiers; John Cum. ming, for New York ; and North Star, for Philadelphia. MUCKY HEAD, MARCH 9.—Arrived off, the Abel Tasmam, from Batavia; the Fame, from New York. CLYDE, MARCH B.—Arrived, the Mozambique, from St. John's, New Brunswick ; the Rowley, M'Lachlan, from Demerara ; the Jane, Ritchie, from New Orleans ; the Isabella, Auld, from Charleston ; the Liston, Hill, from Cadiz ; the Marquis of Queensbery, from St. John's, New Brunswick. WARREN POINT, MARCH B.—Arrived off, the Chester, Lawson, from St. John's, New Brunswick. _ _ CORI, NIARCII 7. Arrived, the Novo Born Fim, from St. Übes. The foremast and fore-yard of the ♦cssel bunk (in nine fathoms water) about a mile and a half S. by E. of the Light house are still visible; she lies right in the tack of vessels running for the Harbour from the south. ward or eastward. WEYNIOUTII, Maacu S.— Arrived off, the Dart, Ormston, from Ma deira, in twelve days, having sailed Feb. 24. THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) OP CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Money Continues plentifttl, and discounts on good bills can be easily obtained. The foreign exchanges are improving; and little fear is trrtained at present for a demand of bullion for the United States. In consequence of this, Consols continued during yesterday firm at 931 for the Account ; Money 93h ; but late in the afternoon some sales took place which rather damped the market, and Consols closed at 931 to 1 for the Account, and 93 to for Money ; opened this morning at 9 0 ; Exchequer Bills 61 62 ; India Bonds 61 63 ; Bank and . lndia Stocks shut. In the Foreign Market little doing as yet ; Spanish Active closed at ig& ; opened at same. The news received yesterday from Lisbon had but little effect on the Portuguese Stock ; Five per Cents closed at 99 ; Three per Cents, oi—opened at 191 ; Colombian, 2SI 2.9 i; Mexican, 9.9 i ; Brazilian, 741 75} ; Dutch Two-and-a Half per Cents, 54 53i. We have no arrivals this morning with the exception of the French Mail, with a few ship letters of minor consequence, which causes a dullness in the ciiy. Since the above was written, Condole have improved to 933 for the Account, and the market appears firm. PRICES OF STOCKS Tills DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. -,-- 1 •-•-•• 1 ' 93'.4%%,, -1 ... - MON X 33 8 43), a iii: n ewtprr k oe3cirßdrec Stock ed ~,,,,petten:.:.... : c. ..0 ,. ..e . 5 .:i ::. t . ~. , . . . g e w 5 per Cent.. . - Bank LonisAnnuitlestoexpire Jan. 5, 1860 Oct. 10. 1859 Jan. 5, 1860 l5 1-16 Jan. 5, 1880 - April 5, isai - Jan. 5, 1879 - PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS Austrian Bonds lO3 Belgian Bonds - Ditto Account - Brazilian 13(sikis .... ...... .... - Ditto Account 73X, Ilaenoi Ayres Bonds ..... - 1.):: , o Account ~,...............„ _ illw: Bonds .........,...,_ - Ditto Account... . - C., ;umbian Bonds ....,._..., - Ditto Accoui,i ~. ..... ~,,,_ c i;inntuan 80nd,,,...0l 294 Ditto Aceount - I) intsh 30nds .... ..» - Ditto Account, 6 ........ .6111 .... Oreek Bonds... ........... , - Ditto Bonds, D 25 ....... Ditto Account ........... - - ',tom= .ilonn, 5 per ce it.- - into Account ......... ..... -. OW, ~ pe cent - Ditto Account ... .... - PRICES OF SI% ARES THII t II lila SWC l' ; )ittO 13011(1i -• 62 i , ,,, . South Sea St - a, k — Oldknnnities ...... ..... Nil./ Ditto 3 pe. Cent. Annuities, 17si,_ Exch. Bills. £1,0(11: cif 61 63 pm Ditto___ ~,,...50P,....63 61 6:3 pm. Ditto Small Ditto Commercial Ditto Advertised pm Bank Stock fur Account ...... ... India Stock for Account — Consols for Account 93 % THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCFS Peruvian Bonds „.. Ditto Account —..... Portuguese 13und5....,.... ..... Ditto Account — 4:53t0 New Bonnie — Ddto Account .. Dam, 3 per cent I 9 MtiN eru..sian Bonds ...... ..... Ribsian Simple, 1822 — Ditto Account__ — .Ditto , detallic Spanish Bonds — Ditto Account ... Ditto Bonds, laity l9r :SI Ditto Account French, 5 per cenr.......... —f. s-c. 4 per cent. --- 3 per cant t- ---- ii:7c.nrige Dutch, tty,, per cent. s3'/ 3 Ditto ACCO:II,i 1.),t0, rer cunt. 103% % ,L Data, Account .... .......... DAY AT ONE 0.(11.01:E , Paid. Per Share lira.ziltart Imperial Mining Co. (issued at 51. pm.) 2(5 -2454 Bristol and Exeter Railway Company lts 97e. Cistern Counties Railway 5 5 1 / Great North of England Railway Company l3 1 0 9 f%• eat Western Railway Company ....... ...... 65 93 Hull and Selby - ilailway Comp any lO 8% Brizhton Railway Compan; ... London and Blackwell Railivay Ditte Scrip 3 6% I rndou and Birmingham Railway Company lull 172y 2 Loudon and 'outhairiptoii Rail , ay Company• 5O 4 * , 50 i London and Southampton (Newt Railway 5 27% 7 London and Croydon Railway Company .1. rchester and Birmingham Railway 7 in% Anti Dryrot Company British North American Bank Cclonial flank Ditto Scrip COURSE OF EXCHANGE YESTERDAY. Anisetdlin C.F. 12 5 i4inr:Lltar...... 0:tto, at sight ....... ........... 12 4 Legnorn... 'l2 Rotte , :iam......, ') - 1.3. 12 6% i Ge;lo2. 26 t.O Antwam... Hamkurg. M II l3 14% Venice l3 Altona ..... Paris, 11 days' , ii.fht 2'. 711 Paltrrao Ditto .......... ............ 3 Ms. - : - .11 0 i Lisbon 53 15 Marseille:. Ilnuoleaux FrLaikfort oil N'iaillg, Es. M. :54 Banta 25 P , tersbuigh, ruble 3 Us. 10 Buenos Ayres Berth! Vienna, effective t1......2 M. 10 14 Cork - Z. Trieste ....... ditto - - i 10 15 ' PRICE OF BULLION, PER 0: Mid rid '5 Portugal Gold, coin '0 0 0 Cadiz.,~ B !b0a.,,, l4 New Doubloons B.rcelona 'l4 New Dollars Seville PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS. DUBLIN, MARCH 8. 3 per Cent. Consols 92 AI Grana Canal Debs. 6 per cent. 91 1 4 Ditto Reduced -I I)itto, 4 per cent. .. - gl4 per Cen . Stock IT 1., Hibeinian Bank '2 2 74 i". Ditto New, 1830 ... 3,.; per Cent. Debentures - Bank Stock - Royal Canal Stock Grand Canal Stock - HALF--PAST ONE O'CLOCK. Accounts have been received from Rio Janeiro ten days later, Jan. 12, which bring tli , Exchange on England 271 ; Stocks 86i to 87. We do not hear of any political news by this conveyance. Saturday in general is a dull day, both for arrivals and news, and so it has proved this morning. Up to the present time we have a vcry great dearth of news in the City. There is very little doing in the British Funds ; nevertheless, they remain firm at the price of the early part of the morning, 931 i for the Account ; Money, 931 ; Exchequer Bills, 63 ; India Bonds, 62 ; Bank Stock shut. In the Foreign Market, Spanish Active, 191 20, with Coupons ; Por tuguese, 294 ,• Three per Cents., 19 % ; Colombian, 291 ; Brazilian, 75} ; Dutch Two.and-a-Half per Cents., 53. Little doing in the Share Market during the morning. London and Brighton 12 ; Birmingham, 172 k ; Southampton, 461. THREE O'CLOCK. Consols for the Account, 931 %. Lord John Russell is to-day most vehemently ass tiled both by the Times and the Herald. As these great journals do not waste their strength, their attacks must be con sidered as a proof of his power. The Noble Lord probably repents by this time of his declaration on the opening of the Session, and is desirous of earning the support of the Re formers by his zeal on other questions than the Ballot. 'We h o pe that this may be the case, and that the rabid attacks of the Tory journals may be an indication that Lord John is again determined to take the lead in the popular cause. Thss PARDOE'S NEW WORIC.—We are requested to state that " The River and the Desert," by Miss Pardoe, author of " The City of the Sultan," &c., in 2 vols. post Bvo., with illustrations, price I Bs., is published this day by Mr. Colburn, 13, Great Marlborough-street; who has also just ,„wished the " Life and Correspondence of Admiral Earl published Vincent," by Captain Brenton, R. N., author of " The Naval History of Great Britain," Ste., in 2 vols. Bvo., with portrait. On Monday week, as the Eclipse coach was pro ceeding from Booth-ferry to Hull, it was accidentally over turned near Howden. Several of the passengers were preci pitated with great violence to the ground, and, we regret to ' sa y, that one gentleman from Knottingley, now lies seriously ill at the house of Mr. Simpson, innkeeper, Howden ; but h o pes are entertained that. the injuries he has received will not eventually prove f ital.—Doncaster Gazette. FATALITY. —Four men were drowned on Monday evening just below the village of Fiskerton, by the ferry-boat ups etting. —Lincoln Gazette. A wherry, heavily laden with goods from New ' castle to South Shields, sunk on her passage down on Satur day and the cargo was totally lost. On Monday a fine jack, weighing 2321b5., was caught by the fisherman of the Hon. F. West, at Culham Gott. t, M one of the islands of the Thames, near that gentle man's residence.—Reading Mercury. EXIIIDITION OF BURDETT IN MANCHESTER. — It seems that during the Easter holidays Sir Francis Burdett is to be exhibited to admiring Tories in this town, in the cha racter of " the fine old English gentleman." The entertain- Ble w on Op ocpa?ion is to be an operatiye Conservative dinner, on the Wffinesday in gappr week. It is said that Lord F. Egerton and Mr, B. Wilbraham are alio expected to grace the affair with their presence.—Manchester Guardian. STATE OF TRADE IN MANCHESTER.—The ef fect Fp 4 4ce d on the yarn market by the opening. of the canals appears tq haye beeß fully e t Atuterapted by lepwied slate o f t h e LiverpoolOotton.martet; an prices, especially in the better qualities of yarn, have generally given way. For low yarns, both mule and throstle, which are comparatively scarce, there is a rather better demand, and prices are more firm. In goods, especially printing cloths, shirtings, and domestics, good has been done t a 4e,19r P.l.slll9sairri es f ,.. ELECTION COMMITTEES. 'LAMENTABLE OCCURRENCE NEAR (THIS DAY.) CRANBROOK. TRALEE. The Committee assemb'ed at the usual hour, and Mr. IlAttnisox (on the part of the petitioner, Mr. Bateman) stated that by the decision of the Committee yesterday, establishing the validity of the e:rtificates of registry, Mr. Bateman's majority cf I I had been turned into a mino. rity of 2.1 ; the petitioners had therefore resolved to abandon their op position to the return of Mr. M. O'Connell, who is now of course the sitting Member. CARLOW (TOWN). The Committee met today at one o'clock. Colonel WOOD in the Chair. Mr. KEATING proceeded to open the case for the petitioner. After detailing the provisions of the Irish Reform Act with respect to the Regi,try, he said the election took place in August, and the numbers on the poll, as returned by the proper Officer, were fur Mr. Maule ISO, and for Mr. Bruen 158, leaving a majority for the sitting Member of 22. The case set up by the yeti. boner was that in that majority there were a great number of persons who voted without being possessed of any sufficient qualification, and in many cases without havitv any qualification at all. It would be his duty to make some strong animadversions upon the conduct of Mr. W. E. Hudson, the last appointed assistant. barrister for Carlow. It was a fact, that before the Reform Act there; was scarcely ever known a change of an assistant barrister from one county to another, but since that time in Carlow there had been no fewer than four. Mr. Hudson had put upon the registry the names of parties who had been rejected by Isis three predecessor s, and even after a Jury had found they did not possess a sufficient qualification. 'There were other complaints against him, but they would be more in order when he proposed to open the Register. '1 here was a co:nplaint in the petition of the conduct of the Catholic clergymen at the election, and there was also a charge of bribery, but he trusted he would not be forced to do more than merely allude to them, as he trusted the Com mittee would see enough to wartant them in seating Mr. Bruen, with out entering into such topic. The Clerk of the Peace was then called to produce the poll books, and was under examination, when our reporter left. READING. At the sitting of the Committee this morning the Chairman an nounced that the ♦ote of James Holton, which was gone into yesterday, was a good vote. James Silver, cabinet-maker, Broad-street, was objected to by the petitioner on the ground of removal. The Committee struck off the vote. The vote of John Taylor, St. Mary's Butts, was struck off on the same ground, as was that of Thomas Cooper, Bedford-street. Thomas Balding, registered for a house in Broad.street, was objected to on the ground of removal. It appeared that ha was the owner of the houses 96 and 97, and removed from the former to the latter at Christ mas, 1836, the occupier of 97 having removed to 95, to make room for him. Mr. HILL submitted that this was a good vote, inasmuch as on the register no number was given to the house, for which Mr. Badling was registered as owner, and he might have registered for either. The room was cleared, and the Committee, after deliberating a consi derable time, declared Mr. Balding's to be a good vote. The vote of James Hayes, of Yieldhall, was then struck off, on the ground of removal. This placed the petitioner in a majority of one, and the sitting Member then proposed to strike oil the vote of George Hat ton, chinaman, of Broad.street, on the ground of removal. The Com mittee decided the vote to be bad. _ . . The vote of John Wakefield was then struck off, leaving the sitting Member in a majority. YOUGHAL. The Committee met at eleven o'clock, and proceeded to the case of Richard Smith, whose vote was yesterday objected to on the ground that he had bribed a voter, one Garrett Landers, having given 501. to Parker, the brother.in.law of the latter, to be paid over to Landers after he had voted for the Tory candidate, Nichol. Mr. Poi,Locx today commented at great length upon the evidence of Parker, which, he contended, was improbable in itself, and inconclusive as it regarded Smith. Besides, it was held in the law courts that the evidence of an accomplice was not sufficient without confirmation, and in this case the only corroboration which was pretended to be given, was the letter of Mr. Smith, which was not to be received in that light, as it was under the control of the accomplice. After a long deliberation the Committee deoided that the vote of Smith was a good one. (Left sitting.) EVESHAM. The Committee met this morning at eleven o'clock. James Medealf, shopman to Messrs. Storr and Mortimer, of Bond street, stated that on the 10th of July last he was sent to Mr. Borthwick's house with some silver snuff-boxes, from which that gen tleman selected one, price 6/. 10s., and gave him an inscription on the back of a letter, which he directed him to have engraved on it, and when finished, to forward the box to Mr. Charles Best at Eve. sham. The name in the inscription was Ebenezer Pearce. Mr. Borth. wick told him the box was intended fur an old schoolmaster at Evesham. Mr. COCKSURN wished at this part of the proceedings to state, that as the petitioners found they could not bring home the charge of bribery to Mr. Rushout, either personally or by agency, he and his Learned Friends had come to the determination of abandoning the case as re garded that gentleman, and they would now proceed alone against Mr. Borthwick. Mr. TALIOT, on the part of Mr. It ushout, congratulated his Learned Friends on the sound discretion which they had exercised in the matter. The only regret that he felt was that his client had not an opportunity of establishing by proof that which now could only be assumed,namely,that he was innocent of the charges which had been brought against him. His Learned Friend Mr Cockburn, was anxious that he (Mr. Talbot) should acknowledge to the Committee, that the proceeding was not a vexatious one on the part of the petitioners, and that they had no de sire to harass or annoy Mr. Rushout He had only to say, that he supposed that the petitioners thought they had grounds for proceeding against that gentleman, and having said this much, he would retire happy to get his client out of the ordeal, without the slightest stain or imputation upon his character. Mr. Mortimer, one of the firm of Store and Mortimer, was next called, and produced the sales book of the film. On referring to it there was found the entry of the sale of the box to Mr. Borthwick, the price, expenses of engraving, &c., amounting altogether to 71. 59. The box had not yet been paid for. Francis Handley, the engraver, was then examined, and deposed to the engraving of the inscription for Messrs. Storr and Mortimer. He kept the instructions which he received with the box on his tile until about a week since, when the clerk of Mr. Coppock called on him, and got them from him. The paper produced contained the instructions in question. W. Beinard, clerk to Mr. Coppock, agent to the petitioners, stated that he applied, by direction of his master, to the 7a,t witness, for the instructions which he received from him. The paper produced is the docurm2nt which he received from Mr. Handley. Cross-examined by Mr. T/lES 4IGER—Had never seen the petition it self, but had seen copies of it briefed. Knew nothing of the petitioners, and did not go down to Evesham about the petition. Knew nothing about circulars having been issued from Mr. Coppock's, with re sicct to petitions generally. Was not in Mr. Coppock's confidence. Does not know who were the sureties to the petition. Does not know that his father is one of the sureties. Knows nothing what. ever about the petition. By Mr. CocKanaN—Only went to Mr. Coppock's office about three week 4 since. Charles Smith was next called, and proved that the direction on the back of the letter was in the hand-writing of Mr. Beddenham, a publican in Evesham. Ebenezer Pearce deposed that he was a freeman of the borough of Evesham. Voted for Lord Marcus Hill at the election which took place in January, 1837. Mr. Rushout was the opponent of Lord Marcus Hill on that occasion. Previous to the last election witness was canvassed three or four times by Mr. Borthwick. 116 pressed witness very much to vote for him, but he said he would not unless he was sure Lord Marcus Hill was safe. Had repeated conversations with him after. Itemem. bered a treat given by Mr. Borthwick at the Butchers' Arms. Mr. Borthwick told him on that occasion that he had a snuffbox for him; that it was lying for him for several months at Itundell and Briciges, and that lie should shortly get it. Received a snuff-box from Mr. Charles Best, an attorney, of Evesham, in three or four days after. Had seen Mr. Best going repeatedly to and from Mr. Borthwick's Committee room, and had seen him canvassing for him. Mr. CUCKBUILN—Now, Sir, had you a conversation with Mr. Best on the subject of the 6nuff-box, subsequent to the election Witness—l had. Mr. Cocasuax—What was the subject of that conversation ? Mr. TUESSIGRIL objected to this question being put. It had not been proved that Best was an agent of Mr. Borthwick, and his Learned Friend had no right to put a question with a view to establish agency, by the conversation which had taken place between Mr. Best and the witness. Mr. Cocasuam replied. The 11.02T1 was then ordered to be cleared, and on our readmission the c l ijoew announced that the Committee were of opinion that general agent ad not been proved on the part of Mr. Best. They were de sirous, however, of hearing Counsel argue the question as to how far the delivery of the snuff-box to the voter by Beet, his being an attorney, and seen repeatedly going to and from the Committee-room of Mr. Borthwick, and canvassing for him, constituted agency. After some further discussion, the Chairman said that the Committee wished to know from the witness Pearce what had been said to him by Best on the delivery of the box, as he had not been examined with re. spect to the conversation which then took place. Mr. Pearce re-examined—When Mr. Best delivered witness the box he presented Mr. Borthwick's compliments with it, and told him to put it by until the election was over. To Sir ROBERT PEci..—When Mr. Borthwick told witness that the box had been lying for him at Rundle and Bridges for several months before, that conversation had reference to a promise made to him by one of Mr. Borthwick's agents, of a box, for services rendered at the general election, which took place about a year before. To the Hon. Mr. BERKELEY—Mr. Best was at the Butcher's Arms, with Mr. Borthwick, on the night he told him about the box. To a Member of the Committee—What he understood by Mr. Borth. wick's telling him to put the box by until the election was over, was that he should not exhibit it. Strangers were again ordered to withdraw, and on our ret urn t h e Chairman announced that as a general agency had not been es. tablished on the part of Best, he must therefore be consi. dered as a special agent only, and as such, any conversation which took p l a ce between him and the voter, could n o t b e received in evidence. Mr. Cocanurts then said he would put by Mr. Pe arce f or a time, and call witnesses to endeavour to prove general agency on the part of Best. From the division on Lord Sandon's motion Minis ters now know pretty correctly, the majarity they can reckon on in deciding any great questions involving their stability as a Government. The number of Tories present, including tellers, was 269, absent 15, 11 paired off, and one for the county of Rutland, to which they are fully entitled, making alto gether, 316. Of the Liberals, 318 were present at the divi sion, 9 were absent, 11 paired of, and 3 declined voting, mak ing with the Speaker, 34 2—majority 26. Deducting from this number, the Speaker and 5 extreme Radicals, the ma jority for M;nisters in a full House would be 20. It is true, that the Tories have received an addition to their number by the decision of the Belfast Election Committee ; but that was mater of vccident, and as the Liberals are mote numerous, and consequently have a better chance of being ballottod on Committees, they may safely calcul'.te on liming the advantage before all the disputed eases arc settled. TIIE MAIDSTONE MOTION.—We had strong sospieiops that the triumph of Mr. O'Connell's open enemies was in a great degree attributable to the treachery of Mr. O'Connell's professing friemb, and the fact has more than justified our suspicions. The following Irish Members were absent from the division on Tuesday night :—Yis i cokrnt Acheson, Armagh ; Lord Brabazon, Major Bryan. Kilkenny 1 90 , 4 Y Pye, Tipperary ; Sir M. , Chan ian, Woupe4th ; Grattan, 'Wicklow; R. 11 .',7,War0, Wicklow ; C. O'Brien, Clare; J. O'Connell, Athlone ; O'Conor Dan, Roscommon; J. Power, WaterfordL U, Roach, Limerick ; W. Roach, Limerick ; %pater, have ;,L. White, Long ford. Some pf the fore4oing may have paired off; but even this is a l'alpe exe‘cse tor neglect eg the duties they undertook (° P er f9 r n. l . -- ThfinWs 1414/,71434 A most melancholy occurrence took place at Milkhouse street, near Cranbrook, on the evening of Sunday week, which has occasioned much excitement in that part of the county ; a person named William Knight, of Kenardington, having been shut by his fri,nd Samuel Kennard, a farmer at Milkhouse-street, under very extraordinary circumstances. An inquest was held at the Bull, Milkhouse-street, on Mon day, before Mr. C. Willis, Coroner of the district, and a jury composed of the most respectable tradesmen of Cranbrook— Mr. Miller, foreman. The inquest lasted two days, in the course of which the following particulars transpired It appeared that the deceased, who was about 58 years of age, left his home at Kenardington at about three o'clock in the afternoon of Sunday week, taking with him a basket containing some wild fowl, some of which lie told his son were for af. iend in Milkhouse-street. About half-past nine o'clock, as two men, named Finn and lioness, were passing near the house of Kennard, they heard the report of a gun, and some person exe'aim," Good God I Kennard, what are you about? you Lave shot me I' They immediately went to Milk house-street, where they saw two persons, named Gilbert and Crump, whom they informed of the circumstance. The two latter then went towards the house, where they found Knight lying dead on the ground, with the basket containing the wild fowl by his side. Crump then went to the back door, where he saw Mrs. Kennard and a servant man named Wood, with a light. Wood had been awoke by his mistress, who desired him to go down and see what mischief he (Kennard) had done. Kennard was coming down stairs, and on hearing Crump's voice, he ordered him off his premises. Crump then left Gilbert with the body, while he went for a constable, who returned with him to the house of Kennard, and inquired of him what was to be done with the body. Kennard replied, " You have no business with it, let it lay I" The officer replied, " That is more than I dare to do ;" and requested a light, and the keys of the oasthouse or barn, in which to place the body. Kennard refused to give them, but in a short time his wife brought them, and the body was removed to the oasthouse. The servant ( Wood) then sent for Kenr,ard's son, who lived a short distance from his father, and on his return Kennard ordered him some refresh ment, at the same time saying, " Wood, I do not give you this to speak in my favour." It also appeared that the niece of Kennard, who slept in the adjoining room, was awoke ors the above night by a knocking at the door, and afterwards the report of a gun, which appeared to proceed from the room of Kennard ; she then heard some person cry out " You, have shot me !" and on looking out of the window she saw a man lying on the ground. The jury having expressed a wish to haw; k post mortal examination of the body, the same was performed by Mr. J. Cook, surgeon, who found one shut (of the size No. 3) in th e heart of the deceased, and that two other shots had passed through it. Several shots were also found in the lungs. It was the opinion of the surgeon that his death must have been almost instantaneous after he was shot. The jury returned a verdict of " Wilful Murder," and Ken nard, who had been in custody during the inquest, was fully committed for trial at the assizes. It seems from inquiries made on the spot, that the unfortu nate deceased had frequently been in the habit of visiting and sojourning with Kennard, who was a few years older, and with whom he was upon the most intimate terms. It is ru moured that Kennard was of a violent temperament, and bad been somewhat addicted to drinking, and that on the night on which the unfortunate occurrence took place he had retired to bed in a state of inebriation. In consequence, it is said, of some depredations having been committed on his premises, he had recently avowed his determination to shoot any one whom Ile might detect similarly offending, and had kept fire-arms constantly loaded for that purpose. TREASURY CIRCULARS We have no doubt whatever that the Post has received the three circulars it mentions, but it must observe that not one of them is dated from the Treasury. They might all have proceeded from the Re form Club. But even if they should have proceeded from the Treasury, the Port will observe that the one referring to Feb. 27 says nothing about divisions, and is less urgent than the two preceding ones. We will profit by our Contem porary's offer, and take the liberty, with his permission , of inspecting the circulars in question. Miss Melton, formerly of the St. James's Theatre, has been drawing crowded houses in Charleston. The Ame rican papers speak highly of her talents, and she appears to be a decided favourite with them. THE NEW HISTORICAL ROMANCE.—" Royston Gower," observes the Atl as , " i s t h e most curious publicat i o n of the kind that has app eare d s i nce th i s form of fiction way originally invented—a d rama o f excitements, as crowded wi th circumstances as the st age w ill h o ld . Peep into the ant-boil greenwood glades, wat c h hi m t h roug h the mazes of Sh er wood Forest, listen to th e streams h e brings past your feel, the music of his birds, the whi s tli ng o f the winds rushing through! his dark trees, and then sit down with him amidst the jovial band of Robin Hood and his merry men, and you cannot help acknowledging that there is a strange charm in the book." Sunday night a fire broke out at Exmouth, by which seventeen houses were destroyed, with some furniture. At eleven a messenger was despatched to the office of the West of England Insurance Company for an engine, which arrived and was in full play within an hour from the time of notice, ' Never was the readiness of British tars to assist the unfor tunate more manifested. The Norwich Union fire-engine arrived about an hour after, and at three the fire was subdued. —Exeter Paper. We learn by a letter from Pesth, that the gr owth of beetroot in Hu ngar y d ur i ng t h e l ast year was extremely fa vourable, and that the manufacture of sugar from that vege table has become very extensive. It has been greatly en couraged by the Austrian Government. H ow is your health to-day," said the doctor to a poor invalid who had been some time under the hands of the inquirer. " I don't know," was the reply, "itis so long sinc ° I have seen it that I am unable to tell." RAILROAD BETWEEN VENICE AND MILAN.' The German papers state that Milani has completed his sur vey of the line for this railroad. Its cost is estimated at 54,119,532 livres, that the annual receipt will be 7,29 5 , 500 livres, and that, d e du c ti ng expenses, &c., the net produce will be each year 4,381,610 livres. As a proof of the severity of the winter in Austria, and of its effects on wild beasts, by causing them to attack human beings openly, it is stated in a Frankfort paper that a priest from Dmbra3goz, with the driver of his vehicle, vie r lately attacked on the high road and devoured by wolves. Mackerel have been sold in Brighton this s eason at eight shillings each ! We hear that the Rev. Mr. Cotton, who has filled the duties of Ordinary in Newgate for the last twenty' five years, is about to retire upon a pension from the Court of Aldermen. Last evening an inquest was held at the Salutation Tavern, Tavistock-street, Covent-garden, on view of the body of Mr. Clement Ward, aged 52. It appeared from the eel" donee that the deceased was a married man with a large family, and for 36 years was a clerk in the firm of Burley and Company, solicitors, of Lincoln's-inn. Fla had for some months prior to his melancholy death been in a very low an d depressed state of mind, arising from being involved in a law suit with his son-in-law, and on Thursday morning be was discovered by his son suspended by a rope from an iron bar over the window of his chamber. Remeiies were resorted t° to restore animation, but ineffectually.—Verdict, "'temporary Mental Derang ement ." WINDERMERE.—It is reporte d t h at a steamer will ply between Waterbead, A m bl es id e, and New Bridge, dur ing the ens u i ng summer months, for the convenience of parties visiting the lak e s v i a Ul verston.—Carlisle Patriot. --- SIGNET RINGS.—A great Variety of these Useful and Fashionable RINGS, arc kept for Selection, with Cornelian, Amethyst, Topaz, and other Real Stones, suitable for engraving. Armorial bearings may be referred to, or found, gratis, and can be engraved by an Artist of great talent, at T. COX SAVORY'S , Goldsmith, Silversmith, and Watchmaker, 47, Cornhill, London► (Seven Doors from Gracechurch-street). BIRTHS. On the 6th inst., at Clapham-common, the lady of J. F. 13 ° 1 ' . sun, Esq., of a son. On the Bth inst., in Great Coram-street, the lady of Mr. Fred- Britten, of a son, still •born. On the 6th inst., in Audley-square, Mrs. Baillie, of a son. e . On the 7th inst., at Stamf or d-hill, t h e l ady of Josiah W i lson , 0' a daughter. At Charlton, Kent, on the 7th inst., the lady of J. J. Saunders'? Esq., of a son. MARRIED. At Magheralin Church, on the Ist inst., the Rev. Thomas sand Montgomery, eldest aon of A. Montgomery, Esq., of Rutland. square, Dublin, to Emily Jane Saunders, second daughter of the late Rev. B. W. Doling, of Magheralin House, county of Ireland. On the Ist of January, at Bombay, M. E. Bagnold, Lieutenant- Colonel of the 7th Regiment lion. East India Company's Servic e ' to Eliza Larkins, youngest daughter of the late Adam Walker, Esq., M.D. On the 7th inst , T. Gore, Esq., of Margate, to Mrs. Simpson' of Oxford-terrace, London. On the 6th inst., at Beckenham Church, the Rev. Francis Story, Rector of Otley, Suffolk, to Caroline, daughter of L. Holland, Esq., of Langley Farm, Beckenham, Kent. DIED. On the 2d inst., at the Rectory House, the Rev. Wm. Giming ham, Rector of Bratton Fleming, Devon, late Fellow of Caius Col lege, Cambridge, Prebendary of Wells Cathedral, and Chaplain to his Royal Highness the late Duk© of Gloucester. On the 25th ult., at Bristol, aged 96, Ann, widow of T. 131ake more, Esq„ of Westbrotnwich, Staffordshire, and mother of Rich. Blakemore, Esq., M. P. of the Lays, Herefordshire. On the 7th inst., in Claremont- square, Pentonville, Ann, rel ict of Murdoch Robertson, Esq., R.A. aged 52. On the 6th inst., in Debourne Lt:dge, Cowes, Mary, wife of 6 ' IL Ward, E sq ., of Northwood Park, Isle of Wight. On the 6th inst., aged 16, John, eldest son of Mons. A. Claudet, of Park-terrace, Liverpool...road. At Paris, on the 4,d inst., John Ryan, Esq., M.D., late of Southametnn% tt Ahe 4thi Pla 1 -'7f ~e 0) oeth. ", - ,n the sth inst.,at L • e Regis, Dorset, Miss Susannah L lo y d. I. l"st , George Travers, Esq., surgeon, Canterbury y m youngest daughter of the late S. Lloyd, Esq. On the sth inst., aged 71, Anthony Surtees, Esq. of nar tater" ley Hall, D ur h am. Mr. F. On the sth i ns t., a t St anmore , Middl esex, M ary , w ife of King, jun. London Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG, of N*- 112, Strand, at The Sun Office, No. 112, Strand, in the county os liliddlesex.—Saturday, March 10, 1838.